四分之三

sìfēnzhīsān

number #19,994

Meanings

1 three-quarters
2 three-fourths (3/4)

Characters

part / fraction

of / 's (classical possessive)

Examples

她完成了四分之三的作业。

Tā wánchéng le sìfēnzhīsān de zuòyè.

She completed three-quarters of her homework.

地球表面的四分之三是海洋。

Dìqiú biǎomiàn de sìfēnzhīsān shì hǎiyáng.

Three-quarters of the Earth's surface is ocean.

Tips

grammar

Chinese fractions follow the pattern X分之Y meaning 'Y out of X parts'. So 四分之三 = 'three of four parts' = 3/4. The structure is: denominator + 分之 + numerator.

Stroke Order

四 sì

分 fēn

之 zhī

三 sān